A Break in the Case!
I found this stock photo, an old engraving. It’s my first lead in The Case of the Mystery Plant. This picture most closely resembles what I bought at the garden center a few days ago. It’s called:
Hoya Carnosa, also known as the wax plant. This is a pretty common house plant, but I still have [...]
New Additions
I like to frequent the “distressed plant shelf” at my local home and garden center. This is where all the wilted, neglected plants are put when they no longer appear well enough to sell at full price. House plants can be expensive. I usually try to clone mine in order to propagate them, but sometimes [...]
Concerned About Cloning
Dear Ivy,
I’m learning about plants and love the Pothos plant. My question is this: I looked up your blog saw how to clone a Pothos so I did it. It’s not dying, but it’s not growing the roots yet out of the nodes and do I have to wait until Spring or Summer to do [...]
Fail :(
I swear I was going to bring it in… soon.
I just needed some time!
Oh, the carnage…
This is what happens when you leave your tropical house plants outside, and the weather turns. I had started bringing other plants in, in preparation for Winter. I supposed the Pothos would be sturdy enough to deal with the initial [...]
Hitchhikers’s Guide to My Front Porch
So I’ve been gradually moving my houseplants back in from their long Summer vacation outside. I’m determined to keep any would-be freeloaders OUT of my house. This includes anything that could cause problems with the rest of my plants. The main one I’m concerned about is spider mites. Ugh, those tiny red moving dots are [...]
Bonus Bug
I think I might be one of the only girls in the world who enjoys a bouquet MORE when there’s a spider in it
I arrived home to a bundle of wild flowers on my desk the other day. How sweet and awesome is that? I then texted the responsible party with a thank [...]
Types of Containers Part 1: Terra Cotta
There are a plethora of containers to choose from to keep a plant in your home. There are as many types of containers as there are plants! In this series of posts, I will pick a material and describe the pros and cons. Hopefully, this will help you decide which pot to pick.
First [...]
Nature creates the best planters :)
I will now attempt to use a picture that does not do Mother Nature justice to tell you how Mother Nature has it all figured out.
This was an outcropping I saw on my recent hiking trip. The picture above is of a rock over hang that was covered with lush forest plants. There were ferns [...]
Well Folks, I Believe It’s That Time Again…
Time to start bringing your patio plants inside! The first frost is just around the corner in my neck of the woods, and some of you may have already been hit. If you have a porch or patio full of plants that have been outside since the Spring, there are a few things you need [...]
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Harvest Time and Garden Visitors
Just as soon as it arrived, Summer is escaping. Kind of like a good friend whose visits never seem to be long enough. I think we have a wonderful Indian Summer coming, and some warm days ahead. That said, Fall is creeping up on to the back porch like a stray cat. There’s no denying [...]